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Well seeing as i haven't said anything for weeks here's an update for you guys. I moved in about 4 weeks ago, finally finished clearing the place Monday night and found i'd ran completely out of space in my new house to store anything - in fact i'm now driving to and from work with a car full of bits from the garage :( As you'll see from the photos in a sec i haven't got any outdoor storage apart from a tiny 2 x 6 shed that's full with Rover parts so i've ordered a new shed to be delivered this Sunday. It's 12' long and 8' wide so moving everything from my gran's garage to it over the course of the weekend ready to start building the engine next week in the evenings. All the stuff in boxes should actually be refitted onto the V8 when it's done so hopefully should have loads of storage available when it's finished and set it up as a proper workshop. Anyway back to the project itself. Last weekend Neil came up and picked up the spoiler - bit of a pain to get off (ended up using a breadknife in the end to cut the silicon!) but it came off, a bit of cash in the pocket for it and just rested the table top spoiler on top to see what it looks like before filling the boot and drilling the new holes. I have to admit i like it but starting to think more and more about selling that two and using the money to buy a 99 spec rear spoiler which is what i would have liked originally. What are your thoughts guys? As you can see - minimal space to work but if i move it around i should just be able to get the engine hoist under it and get the engine and box back in again fingers crossed. The coal bunker is coming down this weekend so if anyone wants one for gratis as well as a shed load of timber from cutting the hedge down drop me a PM.

Nice work buddy :D

Happy birthday buddy! :hyper:

Welcome to the club buddy, nice little swb :)

Happy Birthday Ivan, hope you have a good one and catch you at the meets hopefully this year! :)

This is the guy that influenced me making the most stupidly expensive descision of building a Chevy powered 300zx :headvswal

You can use humain traps if it's just a few. The trick is to release them at least a mile from the house otherwise they will return! I had a mouse infestation at my old cottage, use the humain traps and let them go in the fields up the road and never saw them again. I'm not a big fan of killing things but if you're infested with loads then that may be the only way as they breed incredibly quickly.

Very nice buddy, looks lot like my first non turbo :) Welcome to the club!

That looks absolutely mint mate, well done! All you need is some 99 spec rears and that will be on of the nicest SWB on here :)

Flipping heck they're all coming out of the woodwork :D Welcome back buddy - hope you sort a new zed out soon :)

1994 Granada Estate 2.0 Ghia 1982 Volkswagon Derby Saloon 1.1 1993 Ford Fiesta LX Mk3 - Red 1990 Ford Granada Mk3 2.9 V6 12v Ghia 1992 Mini Mayfair (Heavily Modded) 1992 Ford Granada Scorpio, Cosworth Bodykit 1984 Toyota Supra Mk3 3.0 NA 1991 Toyota MR2 Mk2 GTi 1991 Ford Granada 2.0 Scorpio 1991 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CD 8v 1991 Nissan 300zx NA LWB Auto 1991 Nissan 300zx TT LWB Auto 1991 Nissan 300zx NA LWB Nitrous - ZClub Drag Challenge Winner 2008 1996 Ford Scorpio 2.3 Ultima 1991 Nissan 300zx SWB Targa with 6.3 Litre Chevy V8 Conversion

Very nice, similar height spoiler to the one coming coming off my V8. Lovely finish and well worth the wait by the looks of it buddy - well done :)

Haha awesome :D

Well it's been a quick turn around, Valentine's day they announce a new album to be released 5 days later on Saturday then this morning they release it to the public 24 hours early! :hyper: In the meantime they release lotus flower on youtube to watch which is the 6th track i think. Just finished downloading it and listening to it as we speak. On to 3rd track already it's a progression on again from In Rainbows, lots of random beats, very raw and very different. I have to say i'm liking it - as with all radiohead albums takes a little getting used to the new style but already listened to lotus flower 4 times on youtube before the album was released lol A bit dissapointed there's only 8 tracks but they say it's quality not quantity that counts and i haven't been dissapointed in the songs so far :) I've ordered the special edition double vinyl to come in may so get the mp3 download today. It's £6.99 for just the MP3 so all you radioheaders get downloading now :) http://www.thekingoflimbs.com

Very sorry to hear that buddy, RIP

My other half bought me a copy of Blur on xbox 360 - i'd picked it up in game the other week and said i'd wanted it for ages but couldn't afford it right now and put it down. Bless her :D I took her to brighton for the day and out for a nice meal and an ice cream on the sea front - still trying to feel my fingers again after that mistake! :rofl: pmsl :rofl:

Nooo, wish it was though! :rofl: Mine has a high rise spoiler on it (hopefully off the car this weekend!) to be replaced by a series 2 table top similar to that. I found that on a australian forum to give an example to anyone tryng to find out what it looked like fitted :)

To save you all searching ;) Looks nice, very similar to the table top standard spoiler

I saw one shortly after they'd come out in the UK in the flesh and have to say it was very very impressive - it certainly warrants the £50k price tag looking closer at the amount of detail that's gone into everything. It's a work of art!

In terms of auto vs manual i had both and i prefer the auto box as a day to day car. I've done track days on the auto munally shifting with overdrive switched off and i was lapping 350zs with it and keeping up with most of the lads so there shouldn't be a massive difference. On the major benefit side of things you do find you can cruise along in traffic without a worry in the world and never have to worry about remembering which gear you're in when you shift down - just plant it and off you go! :D

That's really nice and a good price if it's just the floor to do! I've got an MGB GT sitting in bedford at this moment in time i've been waiting 6 years to bring up to restore and finish off at some point but never had the time since starting the V8 so maybe this year is the year i get to complete it :)

lol, i'll put some up when i get back to the garage tomorrow :) Well popped down to see Peter Knight at Knight Motorsport Services to collect the block and as promised it's spot on. He was busy prepping a ford small block on the dyno when i got there so stayed an hour or so chatting to him about the project. If anyone knows how much this engine will put out it's him (they're building 37 at the moment and 100s over the years) and after telling him the spec he firstly complimented me on my choice of components, secondly said they should all work together very nicely and thirdly said that i'd be well over 400bhp and approaching 500bhp but the manifolds are going to hold me back by about 60bhp so i think 450bhp is a target with those headers on. Something to think about later on but he recommends long headers to get the power out of the block in the long run but other than that all this mythology of single/dual plane witchcraft is a load of rubbish for the spec of engine i'm running he says and single plane is the way to go with this build which is a relief! He's said cashwise he can set the whole engine up on the dyno for £400 if i provide my oil and petrol which sounds alot but this guy can eek every last ounce of power out of that block so i've decided for the time being i'll build the engine, get it running and in the car and get it as close to perfect as i can using the AEM wideband sensor. When i take it off the road at the end of the year i'll remove the engine, drop it off and get them to set it up while i respray and re-loom the engine bay. Popped the block in the back, took it to gran's with the engine crane and dropped it off. So all being well tomorrow night i'll go over and start prepping the block for the build. I'm off all sunday afternoon/evening so i'll crack on with it then for a long session. More to come as we get there.

Cheers buddy, already busy moving all the components across to the engine building workshop as we speak :) lol, cheers mate - I could do with a few nice brews while i'm working the most i have is a pint glass filled up with water because there's no flipping kettle. Good news is the new garage is at my gran's so i get free tea and amazing cakes :rofl:

Ah good man - nice choice of bumper :hyper: Looking forward to seeing the car all finished :)

No worries about that - it'll be in the folder with all the other paperwork i scooped off the fireplace :)